Winston News

Participants in two federally-funded college preparation programs are searching for volunteer opportunities for nonprofit groups.

Dan Forbess works with freshman Joshawa Delgado recently in the wood shop at Oakland High School.

Local law enforcement officers are asking the public for help in locating a wanted subject, Nicholas James Varnum, 24.

Two people were transported to Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg after a Douglas County sheriff's patrol car collided with a private vehicle at the intersection of Highway 42 and Abraham Avenue on Saturday morning in Winston.

A driver led police on a high-speed chase through rural roads northwest of Roseburg this morning and then ran into a wooded neighborhood off of Cleveland Loop Drive, north of the Melrose Country Store.

A woman's sobs cut through The Carpenters' "For All We Know" - proof that the choir's song about love and long distance struck a chord with audience members, many of whom have significant others fighting overseas.

These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center.

If you think building a boat ramp is a simple proposition, those involved with a boat ramp project in the city of Winston will tell you otherwise.

The Douglas County Global Warming Coalition promotes a healthy climate and "global cooling" through awareness, advocacy and collaboration.

Torrance Darcus, 2, left, and her sister Bailey, 2, enjoy themselves during a past Neewollah Parade on Jackson Street in downtown Roseburg.

Doug Linder has brought the beach to Roseburg. There's no sand involved, but plenty of water, and it's warm.

Four-year-old Dalton Gidcumb of Sutherlin reaches to pick a lollipop off of a tree in the lollipop forest during a visit to the Pumpkin Patch in Melrose, Saturday.

A public comment period on the city of Winston's application for a boat ramp on the South Umpqua River near Winston will end Nov.

WINSTON, Ore. - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants an Oregon wildlife park to stop using elephants to wash cars.

While generalizations are dangerous, it's probably safe to say that many otherwise reasonable people get a bit hoity-toity on the subject of wine.

Winston resident Jim Fowler searches for job listings Monday at the Roseburg office of the Oregon Employment Department.

These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center.

Three people were taken to the hospital Sunday morning after a pickup going the wrong way on Highway 99 in the Green District collided with two other vehicles.

An event to honor 60-year Roseburg resident Joy Rich and the work of her aunt and uncle, children's book authors Berta and Elmer Hader.

With families staying closer to home these days, one Oregon zoo has found a way to cash in on some family fun.